Chapter Summaries

Chaos revealed himself in the Liquor Kingdom as the Richest Group’s return began, and his allies arrived to face Borsalino, Axos, Doflamingo, and Fujitora. Bonis challenged Doflamingo with powerful sword slashes, leaving Doflamingo struggling to defend himself.

• Chaos appeared in his true form, restored the Golden Warrior, and revealed its black-and-gold defenses and a fourth sword halo.
• Enel, Don Archino, and Bonis arrived as news of the Richest Group’s return spread beyond the Liquor Kingdom.
• Chaos reminded Fujitora Issho of what he had said seven years earlier, then sent Enel, Archino, and Bonis to fight the Marines and Doflamingo.
• Bonis identified himself as a future contender for the title of world’s greatest swordsman and attacked Doflamingo with a Vertical Slash.
• Doflamingo blocked Bonis’s Vertical Slash with his strings but was injured, then struggled to withstand Bonis’s Horizontal Slash and Shield White String.

Chaos fought Fujitora Issho, overpowering his gravity techniques while shielding the Liquor Kingdom’s refugees from falling meteorites. Issho was badly injured and sent flying as Chaos followed up with a spear made from a blade of grass.

• Chaos invited Fujitora Issho to join the Richest Group, but Issho refused and attacked with gravity.
• Chaos resisted Issho’s intensified gravity, struck him with a punch, and cut through a massive meteorite with Tempest Kick.
• Issho raised debris into a vast barrage, but Chaos evaded it and reached him, then broke through his gravity-enhanced sword strike and kicked him.
• Issho used Gravity Disorder to slam Chaos into the ground, then summoned dozens of meteorites with Fire Festival.
• Chaos split the meteorites with Tempest Kick, overwhelmed Issho with knees and kicks, and hurled a grass-blade spear at him.

Chaos defeated Issho and, after he refused to join the Richest Group, had Ivankov transform him into a woman. Borsalino arrived after his fight with Enel, and the Marines entered the era of four Female Admirals.

• Chaos pinned Issho to a mountain and offered him a place in the Richest Group, but Issho refused because he opposed its crimes and remained loyal to the Marines.
• Chaos summoned Ivankov, who agreed to transform Issho and joked that the change would add another Marine admirer to his list.
• Ivankov injected Issho with Female Hormone, turning him into a curvy woman while Chaos watched approvingly.
• Issho was overwhelmed by his new body and fell into a crisis of self-doubt.
• Enel brought the battered Borsalino to Chaos, and Borsalino saw the transformed Issho as the Marines' fourth Female Admiral.

Yixiao attacked Chaos in a fury after he humiliated her, while the Richest Group’s representatives continued fighting the Donquixote Family. Ivankov dodged the family’s attacks and injected Lao G with New Human Hormone, leaving him horrified by the change to his body.

• Yixiao unleashed a gravity attack on Chaos, who kicked the force back as Enel, Borsalino, and Ivankov moved away from the clash.
• Enel resumed his battle with Borsalino, while Ivankov headed toward the Donquixote Family’s core members.
• Trebol and the others attacked Ivankov together, but she used Future Prediction and her speed to evade them.
• Ivankov appeared behind the Donquixote Family and injected Lao G with New Human Hormone.
• Lao G’s chest swelled, and he feared he had lost his dignity as the others worried they would suffer the same fate.

The Richest Group’s return drew the attention of powerful factions, while Ivankov overwhelmed the Liquor Kingdom’s fighters. The Whitebeard Pirates’ surviving allies seized the Marines’ mobilization as a chance to rescue Whitebeard, and powerful figures arrived at the battle’s horizon.

• Annie told Golden Lion that the Richest Group had resurfaced, and Golden Lion set out to visit Gaia.
• Perospero informed Big Mom of the Richest Group’s return, which spread news of their appearance among the world’s major powers.
• Whitey Bay reported the Queen of Luck’s clash with the Liquor Kingdom’s forces and the Marines’ emergency mobilization, prompting Marco and the others to fly toward Impel Down to rescue Whitebeard.
• Ivankov defeated Trebol and the others after transforming them with hormone injections and evading their attacks.
• Several powerful presences appeared on the horizon near the Liquor Kingdom, with two figures standing out.

Chaos and the Richest Group confronted Zephyr’s Marine reinforcements after Baccarat killed Saint Jegenos. The fighters split into duels, while Betty and Baccarat faced the remaining Marines.

• Fujitora emerged battered after Chaos defeated her, and Zephyr arrived with Aokiji, Gion, Onigumo, and Momonga.
• Crocodile, Betty, and Kuma appeared, and Chaos invited Aokiji to join the Richest Group before Zephyr demanded the Celestial Dragon.
• Baccarat announced that she had killed Saint Jegenos, prompting Zephyr and the Marines to attack the Richest Group.
• Zephyr fought Chaos, Crocodile fought Aokiji, and Kuma struck Fujitora, taking their duels away from the battlefield.
• Betty and Baccarat argued over which Marines to fight, then clashed with Gion, Onigumo, and Momonga.

Chaos and Zephyr fought a savage battle that devastated the island, with Chaos relishing the pressure and using the fight to push his body's evolution. After their clash left Chaos battered, he sensed two powerful figures approaching and told Archino and Axos that new opponents had arrived.

• Chaos explained that seven years of isolation had left him eager for a hard fight, and that he was developing his body through Life Return and cellular evolution.
• Chaos and Zephyr exchanged powerful blows across the island, destroying mountains and opening a lava-filled abyss.
• Chaos unleashed his Emperor's Spear as Zephyr countered with Shatter: Tornado, and their collision devastated the surrounding land and sea.
• Chaos was blasted into lava, where Archino and Axos were also caught in the storm after evading the impact.
• Chaos emerged from the lava, sensed two familiar powerful presences approaching, and told Archino and Axos to prepare for their new opponents.

Archino overwhelmed Axos with repeated solar attacks, but Golden Lion arrived before he could finish him. Sakazuki then confronted Chaos after seven years, and her attack on him left the battlefield engulfed in an explosion.

• Archino repeatedly struck Axos with devastating solar attacks until Axos lay badly injured among the rubble.
• Golden Lion arrived, declared that he would handle his own subordinate, and challenged Chaos and Zephyr to fight.
• Golden Lion’s arrival stopped the fighting, and Loria carried the wounded Axos away.
• Sakazuki appeared and attacked Chaos with a gigantic magma fist, while Chaos greeted her as his close friend and praised her appearance.
• Archino intercepted Sakazuki’s attack, and their clash erupted in a blinding explosion as Chaos, Zephyr, Golden Lion, and Loria moved clear.

Chaos, Zephyr, and Shiki clashed in a battle that moved away from the Liquor Kingdom, while the other fighters continued their fierce fights. Betty overwhelmed Momonga and Onigumo, and Baccarat decided to capture Gion and send her to her BOSS.

• Chaos, Zephyr, and Shiki collided in a Conqueror’s Haki clash before their battle raced across the sea, leaving deep trenches behind.
• Kuzan and Crocodile spread ice and sand across the Liquor Kingdom, then fought beyond its shores as the sea froze beneath them.
• Betty used her golden flagpole and Inspiration-Inspiration Fruit to drive Momonga and Onigumo onto the defensive.
• Gion clashed with Baccarat, who decided she would capture the Navy officer and send her to her BOSS.

Marco and the Whitebeard Pirates stormed Impel Down while the Marines fought the Richest Group, fighting their way to the sixth level to rescue Whitebeard, Jozu, and Thatch. Marco and Vista freed Whitebeard from his Seastone chains, leaving the rescue mission underway as their comrades held off Magellan and Shiryu above.

• As the battle between the Richest Group and the Marines raged, Marco and seven Whitebeard Pirates used the distraction to invade Impel Down and rescue Whitebeard, Jozu, and Thatch.
• Marco and his group smashed through the prison floors until Magellan and Shiryu confronted them at Scorching Hell.
• Whitey Bay and the others stayed behind to hold off Magellan and Shiryu while Marco and Vista rushed toward the sixth level.
• Marco and Vista found Jozu and Thatch imprisoned in Infinite Hell, and Thatch directed them to Whitebeard's cell.
• Vista cut through Whitebeard's cell and Seastone restraints, freeing him.

Marco and the Whitebeard Pirates broke into Impel Down and freed Whitebeard, forcing Sengoku to abandon the Marine operation at Liquor Kingdom and rush to stop their escape. Whitebeard fought Magellan and Shiryu while his crew battled jailers and freed prisoners, leaving Impel Down in chaos.

• Magellan defeated Whitey Bay and the others with poison, but Marco, Vista, Jozu, and Thatch reached the sixth level and freed Whitebeard.
• Whitebeard emerged into the snow and fought Magellan and Shiryu, while Marco and the others returned to rescue their captured allies.
• Marco, Jozu, Vista, and Thatch fought Hannyabal, Saldeath, Domino, and the other jailers, freeing Whitey Bay and breaking open prison cells.
• At Marineford, Sengoku and Tsuru discussed the battle at Liquor Kingdom and Garp's failure to answer calls while he was on leave in East Blue.
• Sengoku received word that Marco had invaded Impel Down and ordered Marine forces to blockade its surrounding waters as he headed there to prevent Whitebeard's escape.

News of the Richest Group’s return, Whitebeard’s escape from Impel Down, and the destruction of the Liquor Kingdom spread worldwide, while fabricated reports about the female Admirals’ love for Gild Tesoro became the biggest sensation. Sengoku ordered the Navy to hunt down escaped prisoners and then prepared to answer to the World Nobles over a Celestial Dragon’s death.

• Newspapers reported the Richest Group’s return, Whitebeard’s escape, and other upheavals, while sensational rumors about the Admirals’ love affair seized public attention.
• At Marineford, Sengoku reviewed the Navy’s losses at Impel Down and the Liquor Kingdom as the injured Sakazuki, Borsalino, Kuzan, and Issho simmered over the reports.
• Tsuru worried that Issho had withdrawn into silence since becoming a woman, while Marine officers gossiped and admired the four female Admirals.
• Sengoku ordered the Navy to capture the escaped prisoners and pursue other Great Pirates to limit the damage from Impel Down.
• After the meeting, Sengoku told Tsuru he had to go to Mary Geoise to explain the Celestial Dragon’s death.

The battered Donquixote Family and Nine Snake Island feared retaliation from the Richest Group after their failed confrontations. Doflamingo and Gloriosa both concluded that survival required giving way, though Hancock and Marigold remained unconscious and Sandersonia’s fate was uncertain.

• Doflamingo and his injured subordinates returned to the castle with breasts caused by the Okama King’s surgery, and they discussed asking Luo to reverse the changes.
• Trebol warned the Donquixote Family that the Richest Group might retaliate, and Doflamingo accepted that they would have to pay a price to survive.
• Gloriosa worried over the unconscious Hancock and Marigold and feared Sandersonia and the others had died.
• Gloriosa read the newspapers, learned of the Richest Group’s growing power and the recent disasters, and judged Nine Snake Island unable to resist them.
• Gloriosa dismissed asking the Marines for help and decided Nine Snake Island had no choice but to back down.

Hancock woke to learn Sandersonia had stayed behind and feared the Richest Group’s retaliation, while Gloriosa went to seek a solution. At the Gold City, the Richest Group’s returning members discussed their plans as Caesar neared completion of the Cosmic Detector.

• Hancock woke after two days and learned Sandersonia had not returned, then blamed herself for her sister’s loss.
• Hancock read the newspaper and asked Gloriosa how Nine Snake Island should respond to the Richest Group’s expected reckoning.
• Gloriosa told Hancock to focus on recovering and left the palace to find a way to protect the island.
• Betty, Stussy, Crocodile, Enel, Archino, Kuma, Baccarat, and Ivankov discussed the Gold City, Whitebeard’s escape, and the latest reports.
• Crocodile, Enel, and Archino declined to help clear the Richest Group’s forces, while Crocodile said he planned to meet a Four Emperor.
• Baccarat said Caesar was close to finishing the Cosmic Detector, which was designed to find life and signals beyond the nearby planets.

Chaos returned to the Gaia Building injured after his fight with Golden Lion and Zephyr, then learned about Phoenix’s rescue of Whitebeard and the Navy Admirals’ bizarre infatuation with him. Golden Lion spared Axos and offered him his old fleet command as he began rebuilding the Flying Pirates, while Zephyr returned to Marineford and Sakazuki and her sisters hunted pirates.

• Chaos arrived at the Gaia Building exhausted and injured, and Betty asked whether he had killed Golden Lion and Zephyr.
• Betty told Chaos that Impel Down had been attacked, and he read reports about Phoenix rescuing Whitebeard and the Navy’s Four Admirals falling in love with him.
• Golden Lion returned to the Flying Pirates’ headquarters wounded and offered Axos a chance to rejoin as captain of the First Fleet.
• Annie, Loria, and Spand objected to Golden Lion sparing Axos, but Golden Lion explained that he planned to rebuild the Flying Pirates and use its former captains.
• Zephyr returned wounded to Marineford and spoke with Tsuru after learning Sengoku was away, while Sakazuki and her three sisters led a sweeping pirate hunt.

Half a month after the Liquor Kingdom incident, the Richest Group’s fighters drew attention by battling the Four Emperors, while Stussy prepared to inspect the Group’s operations and expand its influence. Chaos agreed to accompany her, and they left Gold City together for a long trip.

• Newspapers reported that Tsar, Sun King Don Archino, and Thunder God Enel had fought Kaido, the Explosion Monarch, and Big Mom, while Gold City appeared in the New World.
• Chaos found Stussy preparing to travel and learned that she planned to inspect the Group, address the Shichibukai issue, and expand its presence across the Four Seas.
• Stussy agreed to take Chaos along as a bodyguard and said the trip could last from half a year to two or three years, with Wano Country as their first stop.
• Chaos and Stussy left Gold City in a golden Ferrari, with Stussy studying Chaos’s unusually plain outfit as he admired his own charm.

Chaos and Stussy visited Wano Country and saw the contrast between the prosperous Flower Capital and the dark, impoverished land beyond it. When Orochi’s guards tried to seize Stussy and rob Chaos, he welcomed the scripted mugging and made gold coins rain down around them.

• Chaos and Stussy arrived off the coast of Wano Country and admired the vast darkness and beam of sunlight above it.
• After inspecting parts of Wano, Chaos and Stussy entered the Flower Capital and headed toward Orochi Castle.
• More than ten of Orochi’s guards surrounded Stussy and declared that they would take her to Orochi.
• Chaos stopped Stussy from acting and invited the guards to rob him, even offering ten tons of gold.
• Chaos summoned a shower of gold coins bearing his face, leaving the guards and nearby civilians staring in shock.

Chaos and Stussy arrived in the Flower Capital, where Chaos caused a rain of gold coins and Kurozumi Orochi’s group recognized them and prostrated themselves. At Orochi Castle, Stussy confronted Orochi over reduced weapons deliveries and his secret trade with the Beasts Pirates, then gave him a choice: cut off a finger or resist.

• Chaos’s rain of gold coins drew crowds and alarmed Kurozumi Orochi and his retainers, who suspected the Gold Emperor had arrived.
• Kurozumi Orochi and his group compared old newspapers, recognized Chaos and Stussy, and prostrated themselves before them as the Flower Capital’s civilians knelt too.
• Chaos lifted the gold coins into the clouds, then he and Stussy headed to Orochi Castle while Orochi’s group followed.
• Stussy reviewed the records and demanded to know why Wano Country’s annual weapons deliveries had declined.
• Stussy accused Orochi of secretly selling weapons to the Beasts Pirates and offered him the choice of cutting off a finger or resisting.

After spending months punishing powers that had attacked the Richest Group’s business, Chaos and Stussy’s campaign terrified kingdoms, pirates, and the World Government. A Richest Group representative arrived over Alabasta’s capital, leaving its residents fearing that the kingdom was next.

• Kurozumi Orochi and the others relaxed after Chaos and Stussy left Wano Country, having surrendered fingers rather than risk their lives.
• Chaos and Stussy spent nearly three months in the New World as Stussy punished kingdoms and factions that had colluded against the Richest Group, while Chaos wandered and enjoyed himself.
• News of the Richest Group’s campaign and the Cultivation Era frightened Gloriosa, Hancock, Marigold, the Marines, and other powers as unrest spread.
• Five days later, a golden streak accompanied by the Richest Group’s signature music crossed Alabasta, and some pirates fled while others headed for Alubarna to challenge it.
• The golden streak hovered above Alubarna’s royal palace, and the people recognized it as a Richest Group representative who had come looking for trouble.

Crocodile punished Alabasta after discovering that its business managers had conspired with nobles, ministers, pirates, and criminals to betray the Richest Group. He left after demanding half the kingdom’s annual revenue and destroying Yuba and Elumalu, whose devastation killed over a million people.

• Cobra hurried to the royal tower after learning that Crocodile, a Richest Group Representative, had arrived in Alabasta, while Vivi and Karoo followed him.
• Crocodile attacked the casino, Red Light District, pharmacy, and arms shop, killing their four managers after they confessed to betraying the Richest Group.
• Cobra apologized and asked for a month to resolve the matter, but Crocodile demanded half of Alabasta’s annual revenue and launched sandstorms at Yuba and Elumalu.
• Crocodile left Alabasta as Cobra ordered the two cities evacuated, but the sandstorms buried both oases and killed over a million people.